Midweek Masonic Missives For December 22-28
Podcasts
At Refreshment interviewed Joseph Ferrel, Senior Grand Warden of the State of Illinois and gave their Christmas thanks to all the Brethren.
The Freemasons Podcast discussed Tablet 11 of the Lost Book of Enki.
The First Three Knocks interviewed a candidate who is traveling to every Lodge in Ontario.
Freemasonry in 7 Minutes dropped episodes on what the rituals are about, whether Freemasonry is a religion, the secrets of Freemasonry, famous early Freemasons, the Brethren who joined Speculative Masonry, how Speculative Masonry is different, who the operative Masons were, what the first Lodges were, Freemasonry and immortality, and finally, who invented Freemasonry and why.
The Short Talk Bulletin Podcast read The Celebration of Christmas from 1965, and The Holy Saints John from 1975.
Solomon’s Staircase Lodge read chapter forty-three of Mackey’s Revised History of Freemasonry and Bro. Jim Tresner’s article on the regalia of the eighteenth through twenty first Degrees of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite.
Ridecast had their season finale.
Blogs
The Midnight Freemasons discussed the eggnog riots, the winter solstice and explored the devastating destruction of faith, hope and charity.
The Magpie Mason discussed the restoration of a historic statute of George Washington, wished all their readers a Merry Christmas and announced the death of Joanne Kessler, wife of Bro. Richard Kessler, Grand Master of New York
Freemasonry for Dummies discussed the stripping of Scottish Rite honors from two Past Grand Masters of South Carolina.
The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library Blog displayed a 1934 photo of the Brethren of Golden Rule Lodge No. 5 meeting on Owl’s Head Mountain.
The Traveling Templar wished their readers a Merry Christmas.